kittencal s greek moussaka

🥘 Ingredients

• • eggplants
• • olive oil
• • lean ground beef
• • onions
• • garlic
• • tomato sauce
• • dried oregano
• • salt
• • fresh ground black pepper
• • butter
• • flour
• • half-and-half cream
• • egg
• • parmesan cheese

📝 Instructions

1. 1 grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan although you could use a 13 x 9 pan using a smaller pan will result in a thicker casserole
2. 2 peel the eggplants then slice 1 / 4-inch thick
3. 3 brush cookie sheet with olive oil
4. 4 coat each side of sliced eggplant with olive oil then season slices with salt and freshly ground pepper
5. 5 place the eggplant slices on cookie sheet
6. 6 broil under the broiler until brown
7. 7 turn and broil the other side , brushing with oil if needed
8. 8 repeat with all eggplant slices
9. 9 in the bottom of the prepared baking dish arrange half of the eggplant slices
10. 10 in a large skillet , combine beef and onions
11. 11 cook stirring until the beef is no longer pink and the onions are soft
12. 12 drain fat
13. 13 add in the garlic , tomato sauce , oregano , 1 / 2 tsp salt and black pepper to taste
14. 14 pour mixture over eggplant slices
15. 15 arrange the remaining eggplant slices over the beef mixture
16. 16 prepare the cheese sauce: melt the butter in a saucepan , whisk in flour , 1 / 2 tsp salt and pepper to taste
17. 17 gradually stir in half and half or milk , cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly
18. 18 in a small bowl , beat egg
19. 19 stir in some of the hot sauce , then add egg to sauce mixture , mix well
20. 20 add in parmesan cheese , and stir again
21. 21 pour the cheese sauce over mixture in baking dish
22. 22 bake in a preheated 350 degree f oven for 45 minutes
23. 23 cut into squares